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" 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Original Filed April 8, 1937 FE F Ressued June 16,1942 UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE Serlll No. 135.657, April 8, 1937.

Application for reissue December Z3, 1040, Serial No. 371,442

13 Claims.

Ihls invention relates to a method and means for mounting a member on awheel, and more particularly to a method and means which permits anornamental member to be mounted on a wheel with little eil'ort and witha relatively small force, but which requires a relatively great force todisengage the ornamental member from the wheel.

This is a continuation in part of my cepending application, entitledMeans for mounting ornamental wheel accessory," Serial No. 109,251,filed November 5, 1936.

In designing ornamental members adapted to be secured on the outer sideof a wheel, it is considered important to provide a construction whichmay quickly and easily be assembled, which will not accidentally comeoff due to vibration or sudden jar. and which may readily bedisassembled when desired. The most desirable construction, thereforewould include a mounting means which requires very little force toassemble the ornamental member on the wheel, but which requires arelatively great force to remove the ornamental member from the wheel.Furthermore, a mounting means of the above type preferably should behidden from view in the assembled position of the ornamental member onthe wheel.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel wheel assemblypossessing the above highly desirable characteristics.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel Wheel assemblyincluding novel means for mounting an ornamental member on a wheel,which is economical to manufacture and which is rugged and reliable inuse.

A further object of this Invention is to provide a novel method andmeans of mounting an ornamental member on a wheel which requires only arelatively small force to mount the member, but which requires arelatively great force to dismount the member from the wheel.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a novel means formounting a plurality of ornamental members on a wheel.

A still further object of this invention is to provide novel means formounting an ornamental member on a wheel, the means being secured to anauxiliary member mounted on the front face of the wheel.

Another and further object of this invention is to provide means formounting an ornamental member on a wheel including a plurality of leafspring ornamental member retaining elements of a novel design, whichelements operate 1n a novel manner to detachably secure an ornamentalmember to the wheel.

The novel features which I belieive to be char-I acteristic of myinvention are set forth with paru tlcularity in the appended claims. Myinvention itself, however, both as to its organization and manner ofconstruction, together with further objects and advantages thereof, maybest be understood by reference to the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is an elevational view, partly in cross section, of the upperhalf of a wheel assembly lncluding an ornamental member and novel meansfor mounting the ornamental member on the wheel;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a wheel assembly, a portion ofthe ornamental member being broken away to show the means for mountingthe ornamental member on the wheel;

Figure 31s a, greatly enlarged fragmentary view of the novel mountingmeans of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevational view, partly in cross section,similar to the upper right hand portion of Figure 1 but showing aslightly modiiied i'orm oi ornamental member retaining means;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view, partly in cross section, of theupper half of a wheel assembly illustrating an ornamental member ofdifferent configuration from that shown in Figure 1 but havingsubstantially the same form of ornamental member retainlng means on thewheel;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view, partly in cross section, illustrating aslightly modified form of the embodiment oi my invention illustrated inFigure l;

Figure 7 is a View similar to Figure 6 but showing a novel arrangementwhereby the trim ring is temporarily held in place during the assemblingoi the central ornamental member;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the novel formof ornamental member retaining means, the tree end of which is disposedover an annular groove in the body part of the Wheel;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the novelornamental member retaining means disposed over raised portions on thevehicle wheel;

Figure 10 is a iront elevational view of a wheel assembly, of which aportion was illustrated in Figli-Te 9;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the novelornamental member retain'- lng means secured to a separate mounting ringmounted on the front face of a wheel; and

Figure 12 is a front elevational view of a wheel, incorporating theembodiment of my in- 5 vention illustrated in Figure 11.

Referring now to Figures l and 2 of the drawings, the wheel assemblyillustrated includes a wheel III having a rim part II and a body partI2. The rim Il is illustrated as being of the uration similar to thatrecently adopted by many manufacturers to permit the use of a brake drumI1 which extends weil beneath the base flange I3 of the rim II. As willbe seen from the drawings, the body part I2 includes a substantiallylaterally extending flange I8, the outer edge porm tion I8 of which isadapted to iit below the base ange I3 of the rim Il and be securedthereto in any suitable manner, such as by welding, riveting or thelike. The central portion of the body part I2 includes a circularholding flange 28 u which is adapted to be secured by suitable bolts 2|(preferably five) to the axle plate 22 on the front face of the brakedrum l1.

Two ornamental members 23 and 2l are shown disposed on the outer side ofthe wheel I8. The an ornamental member 23 is a relatively largedome-shaped member having an underturned outer edge 25. The ornamentalmember. 2l is illustrated as having some suitable contlguration which ispleasing to the eye and includes an ung5 dertumed outer peripheral edge25 which is adapted to bear against the outer edge portion Il oir therim Il, and it is also provided with an underturned inner edge portion21 which is adapted to extend into biting engagement with the outerintermediate ilange I5 of the rim il. As is well known to those skilledin the art, the biting engagement made by the underturned edge 21 with aportion of the rim Il causes the ornamental member 2l to be tightly andsub- 4g stantially permanently mounted on the wheel.

The novel ornamental member retaining means, which forms one of thecardinal features of the present invention, will now be described.

Secured to the outer face of the body part I2 is a plurality of leafspring elements 28 formed oi some suitable resilient material, such asspring steel. Each element 28 includes a tail portion 28, anintermediate or main portion 38, and an end portion, The tail portion 23is securedto 55 the iront face of the body part I2 in any suitablemanner, such as by a rivet 32. The intermediate portion 38 of theelement 28 extends radially outwardly and slightly rearwardly, as isclearly indicated in the drawings. tion 3| of each leaf spring element28 is bent so as to form a substantial angle with the main portion 3Ilof the element 28 for a reason which will presently be described.

As may be seen in Figure l, the free end portion 3I of each leaf springelement 28 extends into an aperture 33 located in the laterallyextending iiange portion I8 of the body part I2 in close proximity tothe base flange I3 of the rim Il. When the spring elements 28 are intheir 70 normal unstressed position, the main body parts 28 of theelements 2l lie away from the laterally extending liange I8. That is,the elements 28 are free to ex either toward or away from the The outerend por- 60 member 23 is moved into the desired position on the wheelI8, the elements 28 are flexed radially inwardly toward the llange I8 byreason of the camming action of the underturned edge 25 of the member 23and the main portion 30 of the element 28. This camming action continuesuntil the high points 34 of the elements 28 snap up into ornamentalmember retaining position behind the underturned edge 25.

It is to be observed that while the elements 28 are easily ilexed by arelative slight force in response to axially inward movement of themember 23, the elements 28 are extremely difficult to flex in responseto axially outward movement of the member 23. As the underturned edge 25starts to move axially outwardly, the only way in which the elements 28can flex to permit such movement is for the underturned tip portions 3|of the elements 28 to slip rearwardly and radially inwardly. 'I'hat isto say, outward movement oi' the member 23 also causes inward flexing ofthe elements 28, and the force required to effect the flexing isrelatively great compared with that required. for the outward movementof the member 23, for in this case the free ends of the elements 28 mustmove in a direction against the direction of the applied force. (It is,of course, to be understood that the term "agalns as used herein is notto be limited to mean a direction degrees and only 180 degrees from thedirection of the applied force, but on the,other hand is used in itsbroader sense to mean not having any component in the same direction.")

The underlying mechanical principles involved in an easy-on, hard-ofiornamental member mounting assembly is clearly indicated in Figure 3 ofthe drawings, as the ornamental member 23 is ilrst brought intoengagement with the spring elements 28, the respective elements of theassembly are illustrated by their dotted line position A. As theunderturned edge 25 of the ornamental member 23 passes over the humpportion 3l of the spring elements 28, the respective elements of theassembly are in their respective dotted line position as indicated at B.T'he respective positions 'of the different elements of the assembly intheir final position are indicated by the full lines in Figure 3. It isto be observed that as the ornamental member 23 is moved from right toleft in Figure 3, very little force is required to llex the springelements 28 downwardly, for the reason that their pivot point or pointof exure is well to the right of the point at which the underturned edge25 of the member 23 rst engages the spring elements 28. It is further tobe noted that after the ornamental member 23 has once passed over thehump 8l of a spring element 28 so that it is in the position indicatedby the full lines in Figure 3, a relatively great force is required tosubsequently move the ornamental member from left to right. This is byreason of the fact that the spring element 28 tends to buckle in itsmiddle rather than llex down out of the path of the underturned edge 25,as it did when the member 23 was being mounted on the wheel. Since thepoint oi' iiexure is ahead of the point at which the underturned edge 25engages the spring element 28, lt is apparent that it will take arelatively large force to cause the bent end 3| of the spring element 28to move downwardly against the removal force. The amount of force whichis necessary to remove the ornamental member body part I2 of the wheelIII. As the ornamental 75 23 from the wheel assembly may be adjusted byvarying the angle at which the main body of the spring element 23extends away from its point of fiexure, or by varying the angle at whichthe tip portion 3| is disposed with respect to the direction of theremoval force (that is to say, with respect to the horizontal).

From the above description. it will be apparent that I have provided anextraordinarily simple, yet effective arrangement for detachablysecuring an ornamental member to a wheel. The novel arrangement permitsthe ornamental member to be mounted on the wheel by simply moving itaxially inwardly against the side of the wheel. It should also be notedthat with this particular arrangement, the ornamental member will beself-centered on the wheel. It will also be observed that while only avery slight axial pressure on the outside of the ornamental member isnecessary to snap it into retaining engagement with the springs carriedon the wheel (in fact, it has been found in practice that an ornamentalmember of the character described may be mounted by simply pressing onit with one or two fingers). a relatively great force is necessary todismount the ornamental member from the wheel. One convenient method fordismounting the ornamental member from the wheel is to insert therelatively sharp edge of a pry-off tool between the outer marginalextremity of the ornamental member 23 in the intermediate side flange Ilof the rim Il. and then give the tool a sharp jerk.

In Figure 4 of the drawings, a slightly modified form of spring elementis illustrated which requires a slightly greater force to remove theornamental member from that required for the spring construction justdescribed. In this modified form, the wheel construction and the form ofornamental member are identical to that of the preferred embodiment andtherefore have been given the same reference numerals. The leaf springelements 23, however, have underturned lips 35 at their extreme freeends which are adapted to engage the undersurface 36 of the flange I3.This construction permits the elements 23 to be stressed in their normalposition. That is to say, the spring elements 23 may be stressed so thatthey tend to move outwardly but are refrained from such movement by thelips 35. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, this stressingof the elements 23 in their normal position increases the amount ofdeformation force necessary to flex the elements 23 both by the inwardmovement of the member 23 and the outward movement thereof. That is tosay. since the elements 23 flex inwardly not only during their mountingoperation but also during dismounting of the ornamental member from thewheel, it is obvious that the stressing of the elements 23 which tendsto have them move outwardly. increases the amount of force necessary toflex them inwardly. In this slightly modified arrangement of thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the ornamental member is assembledand disassembled in precisely the same way as described in connectionwith the form shown in Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings.

In Figure 5, spring elements similar to those described in the preferredembodiment of the invention are shown, but they cooperate with adifferent form of ornamental member. The configuration of the wheel mainor body part is also slightly different. Those elements of the wheelassembly which are similar to those previously described will be giventhe same reference numerals, and no further description thereof will bemade.

Referring now to the drawings, a single ornamental member 31 has beensubstituted for the two ornamental members 23 and 2l shown in Figures land 2. The ornamental member 31 includes a dome portion 33 and an outerintegral ring portion 33. An annular intermediate reentrant groove lllis formed in the member 31 for the dual purpose of providing a .radiallyinwardly extending flange and of providing a suitable groove in which apry-oil' tool may be inserted to remove the ornamental member 31 fromits mounted position on the wheel I3. As will be observed from thedrawings, the intermediate reentrant groove or ange Ill acts in thewheel assembly combination in substantially the same way and for the`same purpose as the undertumed marginal edge 25 of the preferredembodiment does. 'Ihe ornamental member 31 is mounted on and dismountedfrom the wheel I3 in the same manner as the ornamental member 23 ismounted on and dismounted from the wheel illustrated in Figure 1.

In Figure 6 of the drawings. an arrangement quite similar to thepreferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 1 of thedrawings is shown. Those elements in Figure which are identical withcorresponding elements in Figure l have been given the same referencenumerals for purposes of clarity. In this arrangement, however, theornamental trim ring 42 is secured in place by means of the same springelements 23 which secure the orne'nental member 23 in place. The trimring l2 may be given any configuration which is pleasing to the eye. butpreferably is of the configuration indicated in the drawings. The outermarginal edge 43 of the trim ring 42 is underturned and adapted fordisposition against the outer edge of the portion I3 of the rim Il. Theinner marginal edge Il of the trim ring 42 is outwardly turned andadapted to rest in intimate contact with the curled outer edge 23 of theornamental member 23.

From the drawings, it will readily be apparent that the spring pressureof the elements 23 which retain the ornamental member 23 in desiredposition on the wheel also retain the ornamental trim ring 42 in desiredposition by reason of the fact that the outer turned inner marginal edge44 of the trim ring l2 lies between the side flange Il of the rim Il andthe curled outer edge 25 of the ornamental member 23. The ornamentalmember retaining elements 23 function in the combination in preciselythe same manner as that described in connection wtih the preferredembodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 oi' thedrawings.

To assemble the ornamental trim ring I2 and the ornamental member 23 ofthe wheel Ill, the ornamental trim ring 42 is disposed in desiredposition against the outer side of the rim I I, and the ornamentalmember 23 is snapped over the elements 23 against the outer turned innermarginal edge Il of the ornamental trim ring I2. As the ornamentalmember 23 is moved into the desired position, the elements 23 snap upbehind the underturned edge 23 into retaining engagement therewith. Todismount the ornamental members from the wheel, a much greater force isnecessary and hence the members may be conveniently removed by anysuitable pry-ofi' tool.

In Figure 7, an arrangement somewhat similar to that shown in Figure 6is illustrated, but in this instance provision is made for temporarilysupporting the ornamental trim ring in desired position, pending theassembly of the central ornamental member in position on the wheel. Forpurposes of clarity, those elements which are substantially the same ascorresponding elements in Figure 6 have been given the same referencenumerals.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be noted that the outwardly bentinner marginal edge 44 ol the trim ring 42 is provided with a reversecurve at its extreme end, as at 45. The reverse curve portion 45 isadapted to engage the end portions 3| of the leaf spring elements 28prior to the time when the ornamental member 28 is moved into positionon the wheel. 'Ihe cooperation of the spring elements 28 with thereverse curve portion 45 of the trim ring 42 at a time prior to theassembling of the ornamental member 28 on the wheel III is clearlyindicated by the dotted lines in the drawings. As the ornamental member28 is moved into the desired position on the wheel III, the curled outeredge 25 rides over the spring elements 28 as previously described andrests against the curved portion 45 of the trim ring 42. It will benoted that when the ornamental member .28 is in this position, thereverse curved portion 45 of the trim ring 42 does not rest in contactwith the end por- Y tion 8| of the element 28, this being necessary inorder to secure the applcation of spring pressure through the curvedportion 25 and then through the curved portion 45 of the trim ring 42 tothe side flange I4 of the rim II.

In order to carry out the teachings of the present invention, it is notnecessary that the vehicle wheel IIJ be apertured opposite the free ends8| of the spring elements 28, for it is only necessary that there besuillcierrt clearance between the ends 8| of the spring elements 28 andthe wheel body to permit the movement illustratd in Figure 3. It is thusapparent that the free ends of the spring elements 28 may be disposedover a suitable groove in the body part of the wheel I8, suitablelndentations, or that the entire spring elements be spaced from the mainbody part of the wheel, such as by mounting them over bulges in thewheel or by mounting them on a separate member or members secured to thewheel.

In Figure 8 of the drawings, a form of wheel construction is shown whichdoes not require the free ends 3l of the spring elements 28 to extendthrough apertures in the wheel. More particularly. the laterallyextending ange I8 of the wheel body part I2 is provided with an annulargroove 48, and the spring element 28 is so mounted on the wheel III thatthe free end 8l is disposed above the groove 48. It will at once beapparent that this groove 48 permits sufficient flexing of the springelements 28 to permit them to operate in the manner described inconnection with Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings.

Although an annular groove 48 has been described above, it will be atonce apparent that an annular series of indentatlons or depressionswhich are spaced opposite the free ends 8| of the springs 28 will permitthe operation of this form of the invention in precisely the same manneras that described in connection with Figure 8, and a wheel with suchindentations may be employed with equal success.

In Figures 9 and 10.' apertures in the laterally extending ange I8 ofthe wheel body part I2 are rendered unnecessary by virtue of the factthat the laterally extending ange I8 is provided with an annular seriesof bulges 41 thereon. The spring elements 28 are secured to the wheelbody part I2 in the manner described in connection with Figures 1 to 3of the drawings by means of rivets 82 or the like, but in this case thecentral portions 88 of the spring elements 28 extend up and over thecorner 48 of the bulge 41. It will therefore be observed that the bulges41 in the laterally extending flange I8 of the wheel body part I2 serveto space the spring elements 28 so that their free ends 8l are spaced asumcient distance from the upper surface of the laterally extendingflange I8 to permit flexing of the spring elements 28 in the mannerdescribed and illustratei in connection with Figure 3 of the drawngs.

Although an annular series of buiges 41 have been described as providingthe means by which the spring elements 28 are spaced from the uppersurface of the laterally extending iiange I8. it is obvious that acontinuous ridge or other abutment may be provided for the purpose ofspacing the spring elements 28; or, in fact, the laterally extendingange I8 itself may be so shaped with respect to the shape of the springelements 28 that the free ends 8| of the latter will be spaced asuillcient distance from the upper surface of the flange.

The manner in which the ornamental member 28 is mounted and dismountedfrom the wheel I0 in Figures 9 and 10 is precisely the same, and thespring elements 28 operate in precisely the same manner, as thatdescribed in connection with the embodiment of the invention illustratedin Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings.

In Figures 11 and 12 of the drawings, a further arrangement is shownwhich renders the need for apertures opposite the free ends of thespring elements 28 unnecessary. In this form of the invention, the wheelbody part I2 of the wheel I0 is of slightly different cross-sectionalconfiguration from Vthat previously described, but it will be understoodthat the precise nature and character of the cross-sectionalconfiguration of the wheel is immaterial to the carrying out of theteachings of the present invention.

As may be seen best in Figure 11, a separate ring member 48 is securedto the body part I2 of the wheel III in any suitable manner, such as bymeans of a plurality of rivets 58. Secured to the outer marginal edgeportion 5I of the ring 48 are the spring elements 28. The springelements 28 may be secured to the ring member 48 in any suitable manner,such as by means of a plurality of rivets 52. It will thus be understoodthat the ring member 48 serves the function of spacing the springelements 28 a desired distance away from theouter surface of the bodypart I2 of the wheel I8, by virtue of the fact that the tail portions 28of the spring elements 28 are spaced outwardly from the outer surface ofthe body part I2. The operation of the spring elements 28 in this formof the invention is precisely similar to that described in connectionwith Figure 3 of the drawings, and the omamental member 22 may bemounted and dismounted from the wheel I8 in the manner hereinbeforedescribed.

Although a single ring member 48 is described as being secured to thewheel body part I2, upon which the spring elements 28 are mounted, it isto be understood that a plurality of spaced annularly disposed membersmay be employed with equal success, such, for example, as by providingeamo a separate auxiliary member tor each spring element 2l.

From the above description, it will be seen that I have provided anextraordinary simple, yet effective method and means for mountingornamental members on wheels. The novel means includes the highlydesirable characteristic which requires only a slight deformation forceto assemble the ornamental member or members on the wheel, but whichrequires a relatively great force to dismount the member or members fromthe wheel.

While I have shown particular embodiments of my invention, it will, ofcourse, be understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto, sincemany modifications may be made, and I therefore contemplate by theappended claims to cover all such modications as fall within the truespirit and scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination comprising a wheel, an ornamental member fordisposition on the outer side of said wheel having an underturnedmarginal edge, and a plurality of resilient leaf ornamental memberretaining elements each secured to said wheel at one end and extendingradially outwardly and axially inwardly of their point oi' attachment tothe wheel, each element being bent at its free end to form a cam surfaceat a substantial angle to the direction of normal extension, said camsurface being adapted to engage said underturned edge to retain saidornamental member in desired position on said wheel.

2. The combination comprising a wheel, a plurality of ornamental membersfor disposition on the outer side of said wheel including one ornamentalmember having an underturned outer marginal edge, and a plurality ofresilient leaf ornamental member retaining elements each secured to saidwheel at one end and extending radially outwardly and axially inwardlyof their point of attachment to the wheel, each element being bent atits free end to form a cam surface at a substantial angle to thedirection of normal extension, said cam surface being adapted to engagesaid undertumed edge to retain said ornamental members in desiredposition on said wheel, said ornamental member having said underturnedmarginal edge being adapted to secure the other of said ornamentalmembers in place.

3. The combination comprising a wheel having rim and body parts, saidbody part including a substantially laterally extending flange having anannular series of apertures therein, an ornamental member fordisposition over said body part and having an underturned outer marginaledge, a plurality of axially inwardly and radially outwardly extendingleaf spring elements each secured at its inner end to said body part andeach having its outer end bent at a substantial angle to itself andextending into one of said apertures of said lateral iiange, said bentportion being adapted to engage said underturned edge of said ornamentalmember, thereby to detachably retain said member in desired position onsaid wheel.

4. The combination comprising a wheel having rim and body parts, saidbody part including a substantially laterally extending flange having anannular series of apertures therein, an ornamental member fordisposition over said body part and having an underturned outer marginaledge, a plurality of axially inward and radially outwardly extendingleaf spring elements each secured at its inner base to saidbody part andeach having its outer end bent at a substantial angle to itself andextending into one of said apertures of said lateral flange, said bent'portion being adapted to engage said underturned edge of saidornamental member, thereby to detachably retain said member in desiredposition on said wheel, said bent portion of each of said elements beingprovided at its outer extremity with a lip adapted to `engage theunderside of said lateral flange to limit outward movement of the i'reeend of said element.

5. The combination comprising a wheel having rim and body parts, anornamental member adapted to cover a substantial portion of the exteriorside of said wheel including the Junction point between said rim andbody parts, said member having an intermediate annular ilange extendingradially inwardly, a plurality of leaf spring retaining elements eachsecured at one end to the outer surface of said wheel and extendingradially outwardly and axially inwardly, the free end of said springelement having a cam surface at a substantial angle to the direction oiextension of said element adapted to engage the underside of saidflange. thereby to detachably retain said ornamental member in desiredposition on said wheel.

6. The combination comprising a wheel, an ornamental member fordisposition on the outer side of said wheel, said member having anindented annular groove portion forming a radially inwardly extendingflange, a plurality of leaf spring retaining elements each secured atone end to the outer surface of said wheel and extending radiallyoutwardly and axially inwardly, the free ends of said elements beingbent rearwardly and radially inwardly forming a surface adapted todetachably engage said ilange, thereby to `retain said ornamental memberin desired position on said wheel.

7. The combination comprising a wheel, an ornamental trim ring having anaxially outwardly facing channel at its inner marginal edge, anornamental member having a curved outer edge adapted to nest in saidcurved edge ot said ring. and a plurality of resilient leaf ornamentalmember retaining elements each secured to said wheel at one end andextending radially outwardly and axially inwardly of its point ofattachment to the wheel, each element, being bent at its free end toform a cam surface at a substantial angle to the direction of normalextension, said cam surface being adapted to engage said curved edge ofsaid member to retain said ornamental member and said trim ring indesired position on said wheel.

B. The combination comprising a wheel, an or namental trim ring havingan axially outwardly facing channel at its inner marginal edge, anornamental member having a curved outer edge adapted to nest in saidcurved edge of said ring. and a plurality of resilient leaf ornamentalmember retaining elements each secured to said wheel at one end andextending radially outwardly and axially inwardly of its point ofattachment to the wheel, each element being bent at its free end to forma cam surface at a substantial angle to the direction of normalextension, said cam surface being adapted to engage said curved edge ofsaid trim ring to retain said ring in desired position on said wheelpending the assembling of said ornamental member thereon, said camsurface also being adapted to engage said curved outer edge of saidornamental member to retain said ornamental member and said trim ring indesired position on said wheel.

9. The combination comprising a wheel, a wheel, a dished disc disposedon the outer side ot the wheel and having a turned edge on the insidethereof. the wheel having a body with a portion projecting axiallyoutwardly for cooperation with said dlshed disc, and spring catches forretaining said disc on said wheel. each of said catches comprising astrip of spring metal fixed at one end to said wheel body and having abody part extending diagonally away trom the wheel axis and providing aninclined surface engaging the inside of said turned edge. said body partextending generally in an axial direction outwardly from said bent endand thence radially inward to its point of attachment to said wheelbody.

l0. In a wheel including tire rimand body parts, an annular trim ringassociated with the tire rim part. a circular cover member associatedwith the body part and overlapping the inner marginal portion of saidtrim ring, and spring clips on said body part and engaging a shoulder onsaid cover member to clampingly i'orce said cover member against saidmarginal portion and to hold said cover member and trim ring on thewheel, said spring clips on the body part weclgi ingly interconnectingand holding said cover member with said ring in concentric relationagainst the body part.

ll. In a wheel including tire rim and body parts, an annular trim ringassociated with the tire rim part, a circular cover member associatedwith the body part and overlapping the inner marginal portion of saidtrim ring, and spring clips on said body part and engaging a shoulder onsaid cover member to clampingly force said cover member against saidmarginal portion and to hold said cover member and trim ring on thewheel. each oi said spring clips comprising a body portion and ai'lexible end portion adapted to yieldably urge said circular membertightly against said marginal portion oi.' the ring and both said memberand ring tightly against said wheel rim part, said spring clips on thebody part wedgingly interconnecting and holding said cover member withsaid ring 4in concentric relation against the body part.

12. In a wheel including tire rim and body parte, an annular trim ringassociated with the tire rim part, a circular cover member associatedwith the body part and overlapping the inner marginal portion of saidtrim ring, and spring clips on said body part and engaging a shoulder onsaid cover member to clampingly torce said cover member against saidmarginal portion and to hold said cover member and trim ring 'on thewheel, said trim ring overlying the side anges of the rim part and saidcover member comprising a hub cap disposed over the body part andoverlapping the marginal portion oi' the trim ring on the outer side oithe tire rim part. said spring clips on the body part wedginglyinterconnecting and holding said cover member with said ring inconcentric relation against the body part.

13. In a Wheel including tire rim and body parts, an annular trim ringassociated with the tire rim part, a circular cover member associatedwith the body part and overlapping the inner marginal portion of saidtrim ring, and spring clips on said body part and engaging a shoulder onsaid cover member to clampingly force said cover member against saidmarginal portion and to hold said cover member and trim ring on thewheel. said marginal portion being slightly curved along the outer sideof the rim part and said cover member having a curved outer edge nestedin the curved marginal portion of the trim ring.

GEORGE ALBERT LYON.

